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OSCE, EU support opening of Armenian Human Rights Defender’s offices in Armenia’s regions
Publishing date: 6 June 2012
VANADZOR, Armenia, 6 June 2012 – Today the Armenian Human Rights Defender officially opened its regional office in the Lori province, one of six regional offices in Armenia. Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, and Ambassador Traian Hristea, the Head of the European Delegation to Armenia, attended the opening ceremony...
OSCE Office supports human rights awards in Armenia
Publishing date: 4 June 2012
YEREVAN, 4 June 2012 – Individuals working to promote human rights, accountable governance and free speech in Armenia were acknowledged today at a ceremony hosted by the US Embassy and co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the EU Delegation to Armenia, the British Embassy in Armenia and Counterpart International...
OSCE to support Armenia’s Ombudsman’s Office ahead of elections
Publishing date: 15 March 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Elections
The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, and Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan, launched today a European Union-funded project to enhance the capacities of the Human Rights Defender’s Office (HRDO) in advance of the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in 2012 and 2013...
Parole system in Armenia needs urgent reform, says OSCE-supported study
Publishing date: 2 March 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 2 March 2012 – The results and recommendations of an OSCE-supported study on early conditional release system (parole) in Armenia were discussed today in Yerevan...
OSCE Office supports rock concert, film festival and Human Rights Expo to mark Human Rights Day in Armenia
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
A rock concert, a Human Rights Film Festival, a public debate and a Human Rights Expo were among the OSCE-supported events held on 9 and 10 December 2011 in Yerevan to mark International Human Rights Day...
OSCE promotes women’s political participation in Armenia
Publishing date: 2 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
YEREVAN, 2 December 2011 – Measures to increase the number of women candidates nominated by Armenian political parties was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
Winners of OSCE-supported competition on human rights announced in Yerevan
Publishing date: 24 November 2011